![]() ![]() The plotting is solid and satisfying, and doesn’t grate like in all too many contemporary crime novels. The tricks to keep you guessing or the surprise about ‘whodunnit’ are not quite as mind-boggling as Agatha Christie, but perhaps more realistic. However, she was keen for her books to be judged on their own merit and when she started writing a crime fiction series, she hid her identity by adopting the name Robert Galbraith. The books feature Cormoran Strike, a British Afghan war vet who returns to London and sets up a detective agency.Īt Five Books, we take crime novels seriously, and the Cormoran Strike books are highly recommended for anyone who is into the genre. ![]() Following the huge success of her Harry Potter series, her first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, was an instant bestseller. Robert Galbraith is the pseudonym of the British author Joanne (J.K.) Rowling. Foreign Policy & International Relations. ![]()
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![]() But I also cried tears while my heart broke. And for a book that could be so dark at times, I laughed a lot. Her words wrap themselves around your heart and soul and the story refuses to let you go. If you aren’t familiar with Danielle Lori’s writing, it’s intoxicating and uniquely beautiful at times. ![]() The Darkest Temptation was hypnotic, sexy and impossible to put down. Review: Inked fingers may be holding my wrists captive, but they’d also saved and avenged me. ![]() Unfortunately, a Russian winter is the coldest of them all, and Mila soon learns the only way to escape intact is to do the impossible and thaw her captor’s heart. But it doesn’t take long for his caress to become a rough grasp muffling her screams. One with unexplained wealth, tattoos on his hands, and secrets in his eyes. ![]() She never expected to fall for a man on the way. Suffocated by the rules and unanswered questions, Mila does what she’s always wanted to. Not about her papa’s absences or his refusal to let her set foot in her birthplace-Russia. Having always done what is expected of her, Mila dresses the part, only dates college boys with exemplary backgrounds, and doesn’t ask questions. She refrained from telling her it would be literally while Mila ran for her life. ![]() A fortune teller once told Mila she’d find a man who would take her breath away. ![]() ![]() ![]() The terminology in this series can be confusing for those who aren’t used to books that introduce a lot of characters or terms at once. Use of numerology or mathematics as weapons isn’t clearly described and presented to audience as facts.Some readers may find the use of so many new terms without explanation confusing, forcing them to use context clues to understand ideas.Reader feels as though he’s dropped into an established universe to perceive this one story that takes place.Some interesting science fiction concepts.Active story universe that makes you want to learn more. ![]() A unique approach to military science fiction that includes mathematics, numerology and astrology as magical elements. ![]() |